▶ Your Answer :
In the lecture, the lecturer argues that the reading’s
point is groundless.
This casts doubt on the reading passage’s claim
that the Laocoon is a forgery carried out by Michelangelo.
To begin with, she contends that Michelangelo
might not have forged the Laocoon to fool his rival, Sangallo. This is because
Sangallo was a close friend of Michelangelo. Besides, Sangallo invited
Michelangelo to help identify The Laocoon.
This opposes the reading’s point that because they
were rivals, Mechelangelo wanted to fool Sangallo.
On top of that, the speaker maintains that the
forgery theory was not true. The reason is that Michelangelo was influenced by
The Laocoon, Which explained the similarity between two works.
This refutes the reading passage’s claim that the
resemblance between the Laocoon and The Last Judgement prove that Michelangelo
forged the Laocoon.
Finally, the lecturer claims that forgery was
considered an offense during the Renaissance. To practice, young artists reproduced classic works. Duplications were
different from forgeries. Forgery was a fraud.
This contradicts the reading’s point that forgery
was a common artistic practice.
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